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Cadillac Finds A Platform For It’s BMW 3-Series Rival

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Oct 31st, 2008 by RJ Menezes

Cadillac has been on a roll lately. Their CTS sedan and CTS-V high performance variant have been very well received by the buying public and automotive journalists, and for good reason. This is a great car, and one that shows what General Motor’s Cadillac division car do given the right resources.

Next on Cadillac’s agenda is finding an answer to that annoying little problem called the BMW 3-Series. Long believed to be the benchmark in its class, the 3-series has been a constant reminder to other manufactures that they can do a whole lot better. Cadillac knows this, and they are serious about competing with the big boys in Europe, but to do so they’re gonna need something much better than the front-wheel drive BLS currently sold there.

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Enter the Alpha, as in the Alpha platform. This excellent rear-wheel drive platform will be the base on which Cadillac will mount its assault on the class. Though nothing technical has been said yet, expect the new 3-Series rival to be powered by GM’s new direct injection V6 engines and maybe even a small V8 in the V-model(the old CTS-V’s 400hp engine will do just fine thank you).

Still, if Caddy hopes to compete they’re gonna have to bring an excellent package to the show. It’s gonna take a combination of build quality, design, performance, and good handling to defeat the champ. I think with the new Alpha platform underpinning this new model, Cadillac could have the making’s of a contender on their hands.

-Source: Motor Trend

-Photo: Motor Trend 


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